From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the MV Kemano at a Dock. Looks like Kemano. Winter Day. Mountain rising up from water at back left.
Photograph of the docked Nechako at what appears to be the end of Gardner Canal at the Kemano port. Boat is white. Dock posts are visible on very left. Forested mountain in background. Edge of shore visible in foreground.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the docked Nechako at what appears to be the end of Gardner Canal at the Kemano port. Boat is white. Dock posts are visible on very left. Forested mountain in background. Edge of shore visible in foreground.
Photograph of the MV Nechako on Douglas Channel. Ship is facing with its front forward. There appears to be a dock on the far left of the image near the ship. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the MV Nechako on Douglas Channel. Ship is facing with its front forward. There appears to be a dock on the far left of the image near the ship. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the MV Nechako on Douglas Channel. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of the MV Nechako on Douglas Channel. Ship is facing with its front forward. There appears to be a dock on the far left of the image near the ship. Mountains in backgroud. Cloudy day.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the MV Nechako on Douglas Channel. Ship is facing with its front forward. There appears to be a dock on the far left of the image near the ship. Mountains in backgroud. Cloudy day.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the MV Nechako on Douglas Channel. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
A close up of pink flowers in the spring. There is one white flower on the top right, and there is a green stem extending higher than the photograph, in the background.
A close up of pink flowers in the spring. There is one white flower on the top right, and there is a green stem extending higher than the photograph, in the background.
Photograph showing a young boy named Jason Gilas. It is an up-close photo of him and he is smiling. He has a long sleeved T-shirt on. Jason has dark, short hair and very faint eyebrows.
Photograph showing a young boy named Jason Gilas. It is an up-close photo of him and he is smiling. He has a long sleeved T-shirt on. Jason has dark, short hair and very faint eyebrows.
Photograph of the "Scene of Tragedy." General view of the house at 71 Finch Street where the weekend slaying took place. Arrow point to the window through which fatal shot was fired, say police. Below is Alan Dixon shows a close up of the window.
Photograph of the "Scene of Tragedy." General view of the house at 71 Finch Street where the weekend slaying took place. Arrow point to the window through which fatal shot was fired, say police. Below is Alan Dixon shows a close up of the window.
Booklet produced by ALCAN titiled "The Retirement Income and Life Assurance Plan". for employees of associated companies of Aluminum Fiduciaries Limited.
Booklet produced by ALCAN titiled "The Retirement Income and Life Assurance Plan". for employees of associated companies of Aluminum Fiduciaries Limited.
Gabriel (Gabor) Nyeste was one of the leaders of the Scouts of the First Kitimat Troop (Boy Scouts). He moved to Kitimat to work on the Alcan project and left in the early 60s. He passed away in Kamloops in July 2020.
Custodial History
Donated by Gabriel Nyeste, Aug 6 1983.
Scope and Content
Burns Lake Review article "Ex-residents like life in Kitimat". Ex Guiders.
